News | Politics & Elections Scott Walker Begins His 2016 Run for the White House Scott Walker will announce for president today. By Mary Bottari , PRWatch July 13, 2015 Truthout
News | Human Rights Taken From Families, Indigenous Children Face Extreme Rates of State Violence in US South Dakota receives $79,000 per Native child per year under the adoption track of the state's foster care system. By Britney Schultz , Truthout July 12, 2015 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Is the IRS Abandoning Its Duty to Stop “Dark Money” From Ruling the Election? Contractors are still contributing anonymously to dark money nonprofit groups. By Candice Bernd , Truthout July 12, 2015 Truthout
News | Funding for Desperate Palestinian Refugees Under Threat The UN Relief and Works Agency was only able to distribute an average of 50 cents per refugee per day. By Mel Frykberg , InterPressService July 12, 2015 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Last-Minute Assault on Wages and Workers in Wisconsin Budget A number of last-minute additions will make life more difficult for Wisconsin's working families. By Mary Bottari & Jody Knauss , PRWatch July 12, 2015 Truthout
News | Marla Spivak: Breeding Bees to Detect Disease With honeybee populations on the decline, scientists, lawyers, and even artists have set out to save humanity's most important pollinators. By Miles Schneiderman , YES!Magazine July 11, 2015 Truthout
News | Marijuana Is Legal in Colorado but Bosses Can Still Fire You for Off-Duty Use In spite of legalization, federal law still considers marijuana a controlled substance. By Crystal Shepeard , Care2 July 11, 2015 Truthout
News | Galápagos Rebellion Against Foreign Investment in Hotels, Golf Courses, Luxury Tourism The Galapagos Islands are yet again at a crossroads. By Jane Shaw , TheEcologist July 11, 2015 Truthout
News | South Carolina House Votes to Remove Confederate Flag Both the state Senate and House voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the public grounds. By Chris Sosa , Care2 July 10, 2015 Truthout
News | Report Says Girls Being Misdirected Into Juvenile Detention Offenses don't warrant imprisonment, critics say, and mental health needs are not being addressed behind bars. By Susan Ferriss , TheCenterforPublicIntegrity July 10, 2015 Truthout